Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
    • Filenames
    • File Size
    • File Creation Date and Time
    • File Attributes
    • Viewing Properties
    • Managing the Recycle Bin
    • Opening the Recycle Bin
    • Emptying the Recycle Bin
    • Restoring Files
    • Recycle Bin Properties
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Opening the Recycle Bin

The Recycle Bin icon on the desktop differs slightly depending on whether it is empty as in Figure 11.5, or if files have been placed in the Recycle Bin and the bin appears full as in Figure 11.6.

Figure 11.5 The Recycle Bin icon (empty).

Figure 11.6 The Recycle Bin icon (with files in it).

To open the Recycle Bin, double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, select it using the arrow keys and then press Enter, or right-click the icon and choose Open from the pop-up menu.

The Recycle Bin window then opens (see Figure 11.7). The Recycle Bin window has the same look and much of the functionality as My Computer (see Lesson 8). Except for the network buttons, the toolbar is the same (if you can't see your toolbar, choose View, Toolbars from the menu). The status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the number of objects in the window or the number of selected items and the total amount of disk space they use.

Figure 11.7 The Recycle Bin window.

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